Does superman use his superpowers on Lois to keep her with him? Do feminists try to campaign to stop him -an alien- getting with an earthling? Do they dislike a man having too much power? Is Clark Kent sick of hearing Lois getting pumped by different men every night? Does Superman, not save, some people because Lois wants to f~~~ them? Is Superman, sick of hearing Lois go to the toilet every 5 minutes and talking to the sexual health clinic about her genital warts? Does he lazer eye the half African foetus she doesn’t know she has?
We have to remember how old the Superman series is. And Lois was based off of the original feminists of the 1930’s. Most of these women still valued men and they were not the spoiled children that third wave feminists are.
While Lois has been a hostage several times, she is not one to pull the victim card. She is more of a truthseeker than anything else. Most of the time, that is what gets her into trouble.
The relationship between Clark and Lois has always been more of an equal footing. Both of them respected their boundaries and supported each other. From a marriage standpoint, Lois is the good wife that supports her husband Clark.
And when it comes to post-flashpoint DC, they really messed up Clark and Lois. It was pretty much “One More Day” for them, because someone thought it was a good idea that Clark to date an amazon.
The people behind these stories never realized that what made Clark really strong was not his physical strength, but his strength of character.
This is why many fans did not complain about Steve Rogers being turned into an old man in Marvel Comics. They did not change his personality. He still has his personality, his inner will. He has just been forced to stand back and take a more leadership and mentor role. Sort of like Bruce Wayne in Batman Beyond. It has made for some wonderful story telling.
Sure Wonder Woman could keep up with Clark at a physical strength level. But, from personal standpoint, she and Clark are too far apart. The fact that amazons taught Wonder Woman that men, all men are to beneath her and men should not be trusted, will always stand between them.
Meanwhile, Lois can bring out the Clark’s inner character. And she is the only human in DC that has no issues with speaking her mind to Clark, knowing full well what he is capable of. And Clark respects her for that.
In a way, Lois and Wonder Woman clash in the difference between feminism of seventy years ago, and feminism today.
And due to fan outcry, DC finally did something about this. They started the new comic series, Lois and Clark (Nothing to do with the TV series by the same title.) Two issue so far. And issue two outsold Superman and Wonder Woman issue of the same month.
This is a really good series that is more about “nuclear family” than just superheroics.
Short answer pre-flashpoint married Clark and Lois (from the 1990’s) end up in post-flashpoint Earth. Five years later, they have a son. And they are in hiding from everyone. And I mean everyone. But, they have not stopped being who they are. Clark is still being the superhero, he just making sure he is not seen. And Lois writing how-too books dealing with genre savvy.
At the same time, they are both trying to raise their son on a farm, like Clark was raised.
The plot and character development are good. The writing is sharp. And if you are a fan of the Lois and Clark, before flashpoint, check it out. You likely won’t regret doing so.
Faust For Science 4 years, 2 months ago.
